CINI Young-InfoLife, RSG-Italy, and Young BITS invite you to the "First International Biohackathon of BITS", an exciting team-based bioinformatics challenge in collaboration with the BITS 2025 conference in Naples and the HPC4AI computing center of the University of Turin.
๐ When? 14:00 โ June 10, 2025 โ A live hackathon on the eve of BITS 2025 (June 11โ13)
๐ Where? Faculty of Biotechnology, Via Tommaso De Amicis, 95, 80131 Naples, Italy
๐ The challenge: Get ready to dive into single-cell RNA-seq data analysis! The exact theme was revealed during the in-person event.
๐ Registration: [Closed] โ Thank you to everyone who registered and participated!
๐ฅ Participants were grouped into diverse teams combining different backgrounds, skills, and institutions. This approach promoted collaboration, peer learning, and innovative problem-solving.
๐ ๐ Winners Announcement
Weโre thrilled to announce the two winning teams of the First International BioHackathon of BITS-2025:
Congratulations to all participants for your creativity, collaboration, and technical excellence!
Thank you for making this first edition a real success!
๐ง Awards & Symposium
The awards ceremony took place during the closing session of BITS 2025, on June 13.
In the afternoon, donโt miss the special joint symposium organized by CINI Young-InfoLife, RSG-Italy, and Young BITS, highlighting the next generation of researchers in bioinformatics.
๐ป Prepare yourself!
Before the competition, we hosted live-streamed webinars โ all available on the Young-Infolife YouTube channel:
๐ฅ https://www.youtube.com/@younginfolife
๐ Webinar Schedule:
๐ฅ Letโs keep building this community together!
Thank you all again โ and see you at the next BioHackathon!
Speakers: Simone Pernice, Giacomo Baruzzo, Giulia Cesaro, Ramona Palombo, Federica Rossi, Vincenzo Bonnici, Eva Viesi, Simone Avesani, Luca Alessandrรฌ, Sofia Borgato.
Organizers: Luca Alessandrรฌ, Giulia Cesaro, Simone Pernice, Matteo Pallocca, Federica Rossi, Ramona Palombo, Mirko Treccani, Giacomo Baruzzo, Salvatore Calderaro, Eva Viesi, Elena Grassi, Sofia Borgato, Laura Veschetti.
Online streamers: Salvatore Calderaro